JJazzLab 4.1.0 (June 13, 2024)
New features 4.1.0
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FluidSynth, the JJazzLab builtin synth
JJazzLab 4 now embeds a ready-to-use builtin synth based on FluidSynth. -
New JJazzLab Toolkit for developers
All JJazzLab core in one java library: it’s easy to experiment! -
Improved notes editor
New Humanize feature, new playback loop zone, new velocity window. -
Import/export text-based leadsheets, e.g. |3/4 A7b9 | Dm7 Db7 | C7M | % |
For example copy measures from JJazzLab and paste in a text editor. Works both ways. You can also drag a text file into a song. -
And many more…
Bug fixes, light theme improvements, improved .sng file format, etc.
See the 4.1.0 RELEASE NOTES to see all changes.
Download
Consult the online doc if you need detailed INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
Windows
JJazzLab-4.1.0a-win64-setup.exe md5sum: 7b22dfef0c319daca8c1202f12592f24
If you get a Windows Smart Screen alert, click on More info, this will let you run the installer anyway. JJazzLab is NOT a malware! You can use md5sum to check file integrity.
When installation package is new, Windows security servers don’t have enough statistics to evaluate its “security reputation”. Alert will disappear soon, once enough people have run the software.
Mac
You must first install FluidSynth yourself (I recommend via Homebrew).
Then:
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JJazzLab-4.1.0-mac-x64.zip (Intel processor) md5sum: 89ae1faf4d5c674daf67fa84af5ec810
Extract then run file bin/jjazzlab to start JJazzLab. -
JJazzLab-4.1.0-mac-aarch64.pkg (Mx processor) md5sum: 3934f027ca5338358ac874bb1c7c05e2
Linux Ubuntu/Debian family (x64)
Download the .deb file and install it as shown below.
jjazzlab_4.1.0-1_amd64.deb md5sum: d65b6f57f1cc00b901606197293f3e37
sudo apt-get install ./jjazzlab_4.1.0-1_amd64.deb # this will also download and install fluidsynth (>=2.2.0) if required
If FluidSynth makes some “crackling” noise, make sure your Linux is optimized for audio applications.
Linux OpenSUSE family (x64)
Download the .rpm file and install it as shown below.
jjazzlab-4.1.0-0.x86_64.rpm md5sum: c8f5e581c8e5f89ad88b26577d4ccf6a
sudo zypper install ./jjazzlab-4.1.0-0.x86_64.rpm # this will also download and install fluidsynth (>=2.2.0) if required
If FluidSynth makes some “crackling” noise, make sure your Linux is optimized for audio applications.
Linux others (x64)
You must first install FluidSynth (>=2.2.0) yourself.
Then:
JJazzLab-4.1.0-linux-x64.tar.xz md5sum: 01cce8ccb5e532b77a81c62dfda2c2e7
Extract then run file bin/jjazzlab to start JJazzLab.
If FluidSynth makes some “crackling” noise, make sure your Linux is optimized for audio applications.
Free and open-source software
Contribute to the code on GitHub.
If you’re not a developer, you still can help:
- DONATE!
- add translations (japanese, spanish, …)
- improve the online documentation
- improve JJazzLabRealBook.zip and JJazzLab_users_styles.zip in the resources page
- participate in the JJazzLab forum
Acknowledgements
Let us be grateful to the people and projects that are or were a part of JJazzLab, or those who had contributed to it in some way.
- Apache Netbeans: For the powerful IDE and modular application framework.
- FluidSynth: for the SoundFont synth on Linux
- XStream: for the XML serialization
- JFugue: for the Midi file parsing
- Peter Wierzba, Michael P. Bedesem, Jørgen Sørensen/jososoft: for the precious information about the Yamaha style file format
- InnoSetup: for the Windows installer
- John Nebauer: for the SGM-v2.01-NicePianosGuitarsBass SoundFont which served as a basis for the JJazzLab SoundFont.
- Matt Finley: for the help on the Band-In-A-Box import feature
- The JJazzLab translations top contributors
- Freepik: for some svg graphics
- My family: for the too many evenings and week-ends spent on this project